home entertainment

American  

noun

Electronics.

1. the aggregate of appliances, as stereo systems, televisions, DVRs, game consoles, or computers, used for diversion in the home.

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Etymology

Origin of home entertainment

First recorded in 1895–1900 (in reference to a Graphophone, i.e., a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on a wax record)

Example Sentences

Smartphones and streaming have since revolutionized home entertainment, while clouding the future of movie theaters and leading to the virtual extinction of the physical video-rental shops that used to be a staple of American towns.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, first the phonograph and then the radio revolutionized home entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released a Steelbook 4K Ultra HD package containing hours of extras.

From Salon

The boss of one of the UK's biggest cinema chains says he does not see streaming services and home entertainment as competition.

From BBC

The streaming service will be featured on TV screens in the home entertainment sections in 4,000 Walmart stores across the country.

From Los Angeles Times